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A History of the County of Somerset
… source whence the present account has been compiled. Day's great work on the British fishes contains but rare … increasing or decreasing within the county. In the present place it will only be necessary to make a few general remarks … in Mr. Tanner's collection, where it was seen by Mr. F. A. Knight. 126. Kestrel. Falco tinnunculus, Linn. A common …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Vertigo substriata is a mistaken identification of Miller's record of Turbo sexdentatus which is Vertigo antivertigo, … rare. I have never seen it in west Somerset, though its place is taken by its smaller relative, Dorcus … and in the following year one was caught by Mr. Knight at Portishead. In 1862 a specimen was caught in the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the body. 4. Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck). Bristol (F. P. S.). Very common; adult in June and July. Known also as … (R. I. P.). 7. Pardosa amentata (Clerck). Bristol (F. P. S.). AGELENID Spiders with eight eyes, situated in two … a competition in which it could not hope to take a leading place. Its natural history societies and serials leave the …